Hermione's POV
"They're back!!" A small first year boy screamed excitedly as he ran into the Great Hall. Hermione quickly straightened up. *I hope they are all right. *
"Let's go welcome back our heroes. Shall we?" Dumbledore stood up and led the way out of the Great Hall.
As half of the school ventured out on to the quidditch field, the group of Aurors had just landed a little further away. Hermione hurriedly pushed her way past the crowd of onlookers. Dumbledore was discussing something with the head Auror, and he looked very sad indeed. The group of Aurors had shrunk down to only one third of the original size. Hermione looked around nervously, but couldn't find Draco or Harry.
"Hermione!" Draco elbowed his way out of the ring of Aurors surrounding him.
"Oh my God! You are alright! I was so worried!" Hermione hugged Draco quickly. "Where is Harry?"
Draco's POV
Draco contemplated over whether or not to tell Hermione what happened to Potter. He sighed. "Potter is gone."
"Where?" Hermione asked confounded.
"He's gone, he's not coming back."
Hermione trembled. "What do you mean? Where did he go?"
"He's just gone, ok?"
"WHERE?" Hermione shook Draco by the shoulders. "TELL ME!"
"He stayed in the sinking castle to finish off Voldemort."
"WHY?!"
"There was only time for one of us to escape. He sacrificed his life for mine."
"He is going to be back! He promised me he would always be here for me. HE PROMISED! HARRY NEVER BREAKS HIS PROMISES. NEVER. Never." Hermione crumpled onto her knees, shaking and sobbing at an uncontrollable rate.
Draco pulled Hermione in and held her. He whispered softly into her hair. "He's not coming back. He told me to tell you to please forgive him."
Hermione pushed away with tear in her eyes. "I don't believe you!!!"
"Listen to me!"
"NO! NO! It's not true! It's not true!" Hermione screamed covering her ears as if doing that would block out everything. She crumpled into a kneeling position. Draco bent down and hugged her tightly.
"He also told me to tell you that he will always love you."
Hermione's POV
"No..no..this is just a bad dream. I will wake up and everything will be fine." Hermione mumbled deliriously. "No, no, no! I know I was mad at Harry, but I never wanted something to happen to him. Draco STOP LYING TO ME!"
"Hermione! WAKE UP! POTTER IS NOT COMING BACK!" Draco yelled.
"HE WILL! HE WILL! HE WILL!" Hermione pounded Draco's chest with her fists in frustration, tears rolling down her cheeks. Finally, she could no longer continue, and she fell into Draco's arms and cried until she could cry no longer.
"They're back!!" A small first year boy screamed excitedly as he ran into the Great Hall. Hermione quickly straightened up. *I hope they are all right. *
"Let's go welcome back our heroes. Shall we?" Dumbledore stood up and led the way out of the Great Hall.
As half of the school ventured out on to the quidditch field, the group of Aurors had just landed a little further away. Hermione hurriedly pushed her way past the crowd of onlookers. Dumbledore was discussing something with the head Auror, and he looked very sad indeed. The group of Aurors had shrunk down to only one third of the original size. Hermione looked around nervously, but couldn't find Draco or Harry.
"Hermione!" Draco elbowed his way out of the ring of Aurors surrounding him.
"Oh my God! You are alright! I was so worried!" Hermione hugged Draco quickly. "Where is Harry?"
Draco's POV
Draco contemplated over whether or not to tell Hermione what happened to Potter. He sighed. "Potter is gone."
"Where?" Hermione asked confounded.
"He's gone, he's not coming back."
Hermione trembled. "What do you mean? Where did he go?"
"He's just gone, ok?"
"WHERE?" Hermione shook Draco by the shoulders. "TELL ME!"
"He stayed in the sinking castle to finish off Voldemort."
"WHY?!"
"There was only time for one of us to escape. He sacrificed his life for mine."
"He is going to be back! He promised me he would always be here for me. HE PROMISED! HARRY NEVER BREAKS HIS PROMISES. NEVER. Never." Hermione crumpled onto her knees, shaking and sobbing at an uncontrollable rate.
Draco pulled Hermione in and held her. He whispered softly into her hair. "He's not coming back. He told me to tell you to please forgive him."
Hermione pushed away with tear in her eyes. "I don't believe you!!!"
"Listen to me!"
"NO! NO! It's not true! It's not true!" Hermione screamed covering her ears as if doing that would block out everything. She crumpled into a kneeling position. Draco bent down and hugged her tightly.
"He also told me to tell you that he will always love you."
Hermione's POV
"No..no..this is just a bad dream. I will wake up and everything will be fine." Hermione mumbled deliriously. "No, no, no! I know I was mad at Harry, but I never wanted something to happen to him. Draco STOP LYING TO ME!"
"Hermione! WAKE UP! POTTER IS NOT COMING BACK!" Draco yelled.
"HE WILL! HE WILL! HE WILL!" Hermione pounded Draco's chest with her fists in frustration, tears rolling down her cheeks. Finally, she could no longer continue, and she fell into Draco's arms and cried until she could cry no longer.